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Allens Reaches Agreement With Investor Group

A hearing to approve the sale to Sager Creek Acquisition Corp. is scheduled Feb. 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

Tyson Foods CEO Donates $3.2M to University of Tennessee

The gift will establish the Donald and Terry Smith Endowed Chair for International Sustainable Agriculture through the University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc.

First Bank Completes Acquisition of Crawford County Lender

Terry Carson is now market president for Crawford County.

Bev Lewis, Longtime UA Administrator, Announces Retirement

Lewis was a member of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journals inaugural Forty Under 40 class in 1997.

Businesses Must Pay Recession Debt

Businesses face an increase in the 2013 federal unemployment tax, thanks to an outstanding balance on money issued by the U.S. Department of Labor to the state of Arkansas to help it cope with the Great Recession.

Gray Matters CEO Darin Gray Announces Exit From Company

Darin Gray leaves his 16-year leadership role in order to explore new opportunities.

All Indicators Pointing to New Apartment Construction

Recent movement in the market-rate apartment industry in Rogers and Bentonville appears to show a renewed trend in building non-student, multifamily housing.

Winning the Business

A good presentation can have a strong bearing on a hiring decision.

Bank Mergers Are a Funny Thing

At Simmons First National Bank, Lunsford Bridges is out, but MNB senior VP and COO Susie Smith is apparently still in.

Market Moves in Bentonville

A group of local investors called Food Hub NWA LLC. bought an abandoned Tyson Foods Inc. plant in Bentonville last summer, and now it looks like some work is being done on the property.

Green Pizza

Sources say the owners of Fayetteville restaurant Greenhouse Grille are looking to open a pizza place.

NWACC Attack

The effort to build a new Northwest Arkansas Community College campus in Springdale is facing challenges.

Local Utilities Receive Water/Wastewater Awards

The Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works and Water Environmental Association announced at its meeting in December its annual awards for water and wastewater service excellence.

ADE Commissioner Interested in Fayetteville Superintendent’s Position

Arkansas Department of Education commissioner Tom Kimbrell met with the Fayetteville School Board on Thursday night.

BOK Financial Reports 2013 Earnings of $317 Million

The parent company of Bank of Arkansas did not increase its earnings for the first time since 2008.

Rachael Ray Announced as Keynote Speaker for Go Red

The American Heart Associations 10th annual Go Red For Women Event is scheduled Feb. 11 in Rogers.

Report: Northwest Arkansas Ranks No. 4 in Job Growth

There are about 8,900 more jobs in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers MSA than there were at the end of 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.

Lunsford Bridges Out as Metropolitan National Bank CEO

David Bartlett is now in as the Simmons-MNB merger continues.

Apartment Survey Shows Strong 2013, Predicts Dynamic 2014

The report takes a broad look at the entire region as well as more detailed looks at the submarkets of Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville.

Cargill Pays More Than $2.2M To Settle Discrimination Suit

The suit involves employees at several facilities, including Springdale.

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACME input now online, UAFS students receive SURF grants

Arkansas to lead National Advanced Manufacturing Apprenticeship expansion

The Supply Side: Boomer generation concedes spending power to young consumers

2nd cohort of new lithium accelerator shows innovations in Bentonville